This was a little Mill Hill kit; I had almost these exact skates growing up. I had a pair of jeans with rainbows sewed on the back pockets and a rainbow tie for my hair and I was the disco queen of the roller rink! "I do not envy youth, I only envy it's confidence" - I don't know who said it but holy smokes was I conceited in some truly ridiculous outfits!
The swans are kissing in Birds of a Feather. This is a Dinky Dyes chart and it's supposed to be red on white, but I just love the way white on red looks so here we are:
Aliens by XcrossstitchpatternsX has the band across the bottom and more of the ship's panels are done:
Happy Epiphany - may you have a year full of gifts for the spirit! Epiphany celebrates when the Magi arrived at the manger with gifts for Jesus; when you sing about a partridge in a pear tree, those 12 days of Christmas are the 12 days from Christmas to Epiphany. It's also traditionally the day that Jesus was baptized, so orthodox churches often have some sort of swimming event. Polar Bear Plunges on New Years are the secular version of this.
